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CHARLES PFANNENSTIEHL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-CORKIN'G MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,221, dated March 0, 1883. I Application filed June 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES PFANNEN- STIEHL, 0f the city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machine for Oorking Bottles, of which thefollowing specification is a full, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to anew machine for corking bottles, and is adapted more particularly to cork bottles under my Letters Patent No. 171,315 of December 21, 1875.

The invention consists, principally, in the combination, in a corking-machine, of a plunger with a revolving feed-block having chamhers for reception of corks, and with a tube for charging said chambers; also, in the mechanism for feeding thecorks, revolving the feed block, and in other details of construction hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying sheets of drawings, Figure 1, Sheet. 1, is a front elevation of my new corking-machine. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a vertical transverse sectionion line a: m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a horizontal section on line 3 y, Fig. 2. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, a similar section on line 2 2, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5, Sheet 2, a vertical central section on line w th, Fig. 4. Fig. 6, Sheet 3, is a perspective view of the mechanism which charges the feed-tube. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are on a larger scale thanthe other figures.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The letterA representsthe frame of my corking-machine, into the upper portion of which is hung a shaft, a, to which rotary motion may be imparted by hand or steam. The shaft or has a crank, b, to which is pivoted a rod, 0, the lower end of which is connected to a plunger, 01. By revolving the shaft a, up and down motion is imparted to the plunger d.

e is a horizontal feed-block, having six (more or less) chambers open at top and bottom for reception of corks, and charged as hereinafter described. This feed-block isrevolved around 'its center intermittently, and is so arranged line with the plunger.

thecork beneath it out of feed-block 0, through aperture in platef, intoa fixed nozzle, g, from whence it enters the neck of a bottle, B, placed beneath nozzle 9, upon a platform, It. This platform is provided with washers t i, to vary its height to correspond to the height of different bottles. Itis, moreover, by rodsjj, connected to shaft a by eccentrics or cranks k is, placed in opposite direction to crank b. In this way, when the plunger (1 descends, the platform his raised against the nozzle g, and the bottle B is tightly held in place, while it is released when the plunger ascends. Intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the feed bloek e by a rod, 1, passing loosely through its center, and provided with a pawl, m, engaging into the teeth of a. ratchet-wheehn, which is rigidly secured to the face of the feed-block. Near theupper end the rod l is provided with a pin, 0, bearing upon the upper side of a projectiomp, on the cross-head q of plunger d. The bearing-surface of projectionp has an inclined bevel, so as to turn the rod 1. whenever it ascends a sufficient distance to revolve feedleases the same the rod 1 is swung back into its former position by a spring, 22, Fig. 3. This motion of rod i will not be communicated to feed-block e, as the pawl, on its backward motion, does not engage the teeth of the ratchetwheel a, and thus the feed-block is only revolved in one direction. (Indicated by arrows in Fig. 4.)

The charging of the chambers of the feedblock is effected as follows: Above the feed block, and diametrically opposite the plunger,

is a tube, 0, into which the corks are dropped from a hopper, s. This tube is of such a di- The plunger pushes ameter that corks can only enter and remain in it in an upright position. Between the upper end of the tube r and this lower endof the hopper is a vessel, t, terminating in a nozzle, which enters the mouth of tuber. The nozzle is also of such a diameter near its lower end that corks can enter it only in an upright position. The vessel t is slightly inclined, and is loosely hung to the hopper by springs, or in an equivalent manner. It receivesa rapid vibratory motion by the mechanism illustrated nozzle and drop into tube 1'.

in Fig. 6. This mechanism is as follows: To an arm, a, projecting from frame A, is pivoted a ratchet-wheel, a, which is revolvedby a belt.

driven by driving-shaft a. Through the arm a, and through a sleeve, 1), which it supports, passes loosely the shank d of a pawl, e. The lower end of this shank is rigidly attached to vessel t. The pawl e engages the teeth of the ratehet-wheel u, and is held against them by a spring. When the ratchet-wheel u is revolved, the pawl e is caused to vibrate, and such vibration is imparted through shank d to vessel t.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Corks are'dropped graduallyiuto the hopper and fall upon the vessel t. The vibratory motion of this vessel will cause those corks which are in a proper upright. position to-enter its The corks will accumulate in said tube and fill the same, as well as the nozzle of vessel 1.. As the feedblock 6 revolves, the chambers passing under the end of tube '1' are successively charged with the then lowermost cork. WVhenever one cork is received by the feed-block, the column of corks in tube 4' drops, and room ismade in the upper end of the nozzle to receivea new cork. The charged chambers of the feed-block pass one after the other under the plunger, and are forced into the neck of the bottle.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a corking-machine,

ofa plunger, revolvingfeed-block havingchamhers tor reception of the corks, and a tube for chargingthe chambers of the feed-block, substantially as herein specified.

2. The combination, in a corkin'g-machinemf a plunger, a feed-block receiving intermittent rotary motion, and a charging mechanism, with an adjustable platform,h, beneath the plunger for the reception of a bottle, substantially as specified.

3. Thecombination, in acorkiug-machine, of hopper s, vessel t, to which reciprocating motion may be imparted, and feed-tube 'r, with feed-block e and plunger d, substantially as specified.

4. The combination,in a corking-machine, of the crank-shaft a. rod 0, and plunger d with the feed block eand plate f. and with mechanism for revolving and charging the feed-block, substantially as specified.

5. In a corking-machine, the mechanism for imparting intermittent rotary motion to the feed-block 0, consisting of rod l, having pawland-ratchet connection with feed-block, and a.

pin, 0, bearing upon projection 17 of the plungel, all being" so arranged that the feed-block is revolved during the ascent of the plunger, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, in a corking-machine,

of crank-shaft a with rod 0, plunger d, revolving feed-hlock-e, charging mechanism 8 tr, platform h, and rodsjj, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

CHARLES PFANNENSTIE H L.

Witnesses:

, J 0s. J. MOGINLEY.

FRANK v. BRIESEN. 

